Aquaponics in Prince George’s County

Abstract

Through their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland (UMD), the Prince George's County- Department of Parks and Recreation commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). PALS works with local jurisdictions throughout Maryland to identify projects and problems that can be taught through university courses where students focus on developing innovative, research-based solutions. This project was focused on Prince George’s County issues with food insecurity and identified a number of vacant or underutilized buildings owned by the county while collecting and analyzing background information including a site characterization. This report centers on obtaining research by designing a plan to implement a aquaponic system and prepare a set of recommendations to implement systems in other parts of the county based on certain parameters (i.e., demographics and infrastructure) and project costs for Prince George's County.